New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-26
uEtFCAL NOTES.

rx,vo,n op,c,vIrrSa WITH CATTLE MANURE
a, some interesting investigations made by Dr. >. r.
Alien, on the genesis OF typhoid FEVER 'h 'ho Nspe
oiony he attributes cases that came uhoor hi'
observation in Natal to the presence OF catc mahuic'
uscd there az fnei In his close examinsAoh Vi TINS
sup,ect he was further led TO believe that tho CT
eretiops of some calves affected with SPECIFIC enuns'
the LESSONS of which on postmoem Inspection corfe
sponded with those OF typhoid fever In the human
,ec,. constituted the injecting material. DR.. Law
renc.. Also who has made this subject specially
states as the result of his observations anef sumo
thirty years spent In South africa among W." -"
scattered population, that typhoid iever
~ The human subject anew rom horned cattle, ~
means of their excreons anctlng .ho a' nrsveutins
the spre ad Of typhoid from one subject 70 s,1er
py dlsnfectng the excretions OF the patients sansr,
INC nom this disease, and by improved ~ ~
arrangements but unless the bovine origin on
disease, If true, be proved and sunicen'V r'''s"'
the danger will not DO sufncieh'iy '
ANOTHER DANGER IN WAFER fifk.-t"o -. 49,
ta,red cast Iron pipes for the supply VI wa, ~
ia some localities been resorteo To- s"on ' 49,
recently been called to the lac. 'hH'' ~ Y.a
,,s,.ng orera.ion be most carefully performed tne
,ua,ty 81 the water ia dangerously impaired thA'
ls. the results Of both analytical and syh'nc'lc.
experments fully demonstrate that 10 pauy '.ie'
,ros an wldch tho water Is liable 10 recede ana inc
treasures arc consequently subject 10 many .~
attons hydratc OF Iron Is Iormeu III He"-' -
enongh 10 render the water unit for human Gun
.nontIon. Valves may DO used to prevent the wafer
srooi receding, but, even with tms rooiy ~rSst
son,l,rs as 10 render 1t imperative 10 Apply ,Sa u
ptmo,t care In the tarring oPerations ~ nas
suggested that the pipes should be previously gho
over with some suitable substance, suon - III.
nctroleum, essence Of paraiDo, etc; In going III Il,
tbe tar is to heated In vessoi Win ly
cation Of worm. and when eos' ths U NJ II may
has been applied TO the surface OF ne pPs otS me
be placed upright in the tar vessoi, anu uoS,aiiv
painting over and the dipping DO csrnod Oh s'"""'
FIVE GENERATIONS OF srx-FINGsRED PEKsoSs-one
of the most remarkable cases in medical Annals, ~
summarized I'm French journal, has reference 70
sxnngercd family, covering Hvo generations ana NJ
e,udlng twenty seven individuals. Tho first Instance
I'm this line was that of man. born In 1852, who mao
six toes on one foot; In tho second generation sun
with six toes on foot and daughter NORMAL 'no
generation, this daughter had five Children among
whom were son and daughter each having SIX ringers
an zach hand: Of the fourth gcnerauon
a.. daughter last mentioned had eign'
rrprr.uon the daughter last mentioned had eagnt
ehidrep Including one and two daughters oScs s
having Sig fingers on each hand and SIX Toes on
foot. of the fifth generafion daughter nao tnroe GNU
rem Including q son dOubiy deformed ike DIS mo'her,
and a son with six fingers on each hand, tne Ieot
being normal Moreover, one OF the Two osusnos "a
the fourth generadon-with only the nanos snoS.1u
had eight children, several OF wnom wery Io. n
deveIoped but the rest deformed as nliows one
daughter had osseOus thlckenng OF INC u!si.a %
remity and on border of the dnn moacarpsa
one son had six fingers each hand ana SIX Toes On
each foot: and another son had six fingers on eacn